PEN Slides 3% While CLP Lags; Copper Grinds Higher

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PEN Slides 3% While CLP Lags; Copper Grinds Higher

MSCI Colombia9.02+0.00%

MSCI Chile37.39-1.03%

MSCI Peru90.28-0.46%

USD/COP3,181.88-0.40%

Market Snapshot

Asset	Level	Change
MSCI Colombia	9.02	+0.00%
MSCI Chile	37.39	-1.03%
MSCI Peru	90.28	-0.46%
USD/COP	3,181.88	-0.40%
USD/CLP	981.18	+0.49%
USD/PEN	3.44	+3.02%
Copper	6.74	+0.88%
Gold	4,159.20	-0.43%
Brent Crude	106.56	+0.82%
Bitcoin	83,374.69	+0.34%
Colombia 10Y Govt Yield	-	-
Peru 10Y Govt Yield	-	-

Prior Economic Events

Data	Prior	Cons	Actual
No events available

Today's Economic Events

Data	Prior	Cons	Time
No events available

Peru's sol weakened sharply, with USD/PEN up 3.02% to 3.44, the largest FX move in the Andean complex, while equities slipped modestly.
Chilean equities underperformed, with MSCI Chile down 1.03%, as pension funds race to unwind mispriced US rates bets.
Copper advanced 0.88%, lending support to Chilean and Peruvian external accounts despite broad risk-off tones in local assets.

Yesterday's Recap

Andean markets diverged on Tuesday, October 13, with FX doing most of the work. The Peruvian sol was the standout mover, depreciating 3.02% against the dollar to 3.44, a sharp single-day adjustment for a currency that is typically the region's most stable; the move suggests either a local portfolio rebalancing, a catch-up after an extended period of stability, or a shift in non-resident positioning in the local bond market. The Colombian peso bucked the regional softness, strengthening 0.40% to 3,181.88 per dollar, consistent with the higher-for-longer BanRep narrative and attractive carry.

The Chilean peso weakened 0.49% to 981.18, lagging peers as the BCCh's easing cycle narrows the rate differential. On equities, MSCI Chile fell 1.03% to 37.39, the weakest of the three proxies, while MSCI Peru shed 0.46% to 90.28 and MSCI Colombia was flat at 9.02. Commodity tailwinds were intact: copper rose 0.88% to 6.74, gold eased 0.43% to 4,159.20, and Brent crude gained 0.82% to 106.56, a mix that is unambiguously positive for Chilean and Peruvian terms of trade and supportive of Colombian fiscal revenues.

No scheduled macro prints crossed the tape for the region.

The Day Ahead

The calendar is light across the Andean bloc on Wednesday, October 14, with no scheduled inflation, GDP, or labor-market releases for Colombia, Chile, or Peru. In the absence of hard data, attention turns to flow-driven dynamics: the persistence of the sol's sharp depreciation and whether the BCRP leans on spot or swap operations to smooth volatility, given Peru's history of active FX reserve management. For Colombia, the focus stays on the COP's grind stronger and whether the 3,180 area holds as a base, with the fiscal reform agenda and BanRep's hawkish tilt underpinning sentiment.

Chilean assets will track the unwind of pension funds' US rates hedges, a story with direct implications for CLP liquidity and local fixed-income demand. Copper's direction remains the key exogenous variable for both Santiago and Lima.

Other Economic Notes

Mining headlines dominated the regional corporate tape. Highlander Silver was received by President Keiko Fujimori of Peru, underscoring the government's push to court precious-metals investment amid a favorable price environment. ↓ p.2

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Other Economic Notes (continued)

SSR Mining announced an acquisition of Roxmore Resources, reflecting consolidation momentum in the gold space that competes for Andean project capital. Globally, copper supply news remained constructive: Mercuria struck a $250 million copper deal in the DRC and Australia's copper mines are booming, keeping the red metal's medium-term supply picture in focus for Chile's state-dominated production base and Peru's mid-tier pipeline. BHP's decision to cut hundreds of iron ore jobs in Australia is a reminder that major miners are prioritizing capital discipline, a dynamic that can delay marginal Andean projects even with prices firm.

Global Macro News

The global backdrop is dominated by commodity strength and geopolitical friction. Brent crude at 106.56, up 0.82%, is a net positive for Colombia's export and fiscal accounts but raises imported inflation questions for net energy consumers. Copper's advance to 6.74, up 0.88%, supports the Andean terms of trade, though the IMF's warning that attacks on Saudi Arabia could affect the global economy adds a risk premium to shipping and insurance costs that could crimp Asian demand for Chilean and Peruvian metals.

In Europe, Germany's economy likely slowed in the third quarter per the economy ministry, and Eurozone CPI stands at 3.80% with unemployment at 6.40% — a mix that keeps the ECB's deposit rate at 2.50% and limits the scope for a swift global easing wave that would normally lift Andean assets. Singapore held its monetary policy stance with GDP expanding 5.4% on AI-driven demand, a signal that Asian tech-adjacent growth remains resilient, supportive of the copper complex. ↓ p.3

Continuation

Global Macro News (continued)

Poland's political dysfunction threatening its trillion-dollar economy is a reminder that idiosyncratic political risk can overwhelm macro fundamentals — a lesson directly applicable to Andean sovereign spreads.

Andean Central Banks Watch

The three Andean central banks continue to chart distinct paths. BanRep remains the region's hawkish anchor, with the COP's 0.40% appreciation to 3,181.88 reflecting confidence in the institution's inflation-fighting credibility; the bank has been reluctant to front-load cuts while services inflation and indexation risks persist, and the strong peso itself helps the disinflation glide path. The BCCh, by contrast, has been the most aggressive cutter in the region, and the CLP's 0.49% slide to 981.18 partially reflects the narrowing carry as the policy rate converges toward neutral; the bank's challenge is that easing has yet to fully translate into a broad-based recovery while the pension funds' US rates unwind adds noise to local markets.

The BCRP has been the steady hand, and the sol's 3.02% depreciation to 3.44 is the key item to watch — Peru's central bank has historically intervened opportunistically in the spot market and via swaps to limit two-way volatility, and its ample reserve position gives it firepower to lean against a disorderly move without compromising the inflation target. The divergence — hawkish Colombia, easing Chile, stable-but-vigilant Peru — means relative-value trades within the Andean FX complex remain driven by rate differentials first, commodities second. Any signal from BanRep on the pace of normalization or from the BCRP on intervention thresholds would be the near-term catalysts for positioning.

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